Tribal Conservation Priorities Inclusion Act

This bill changes the Food Security Act of 1985 so that Indian Tribes and tribal lands are included in how federal farm conservation programs set priority resource concerns. Under the Environmental Quality Incentives Program and the Conservation Stewardship Program, priority resource concerns could be identified at the tribal level and for areas on tribal land, in addition to state, regional, and local levels. The bill also adds tribal priorities to the rules for stewardship contracts and for critical conservation areas. It makes a technical correction to an outdated legal reference in the definition of Indian Tribe.

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Sponsors

• Gary C. Peters Democrat sponsor
• 1 cosponsors